Curso pré-universitário popular da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora: uma alternativa para jovens de baixa renda

Abstract

This paper discusses the entry of popular layer young at higher public education. , proving to be a trajectory marked by the mismatch between the educational preparation of these young and the test requirements used to entry. The reflection begins by analyzing the Brazilian youth, their possibilities, characteristics and challenges. With the emergence of popular preparatory courses, young low-income students have the opportunity to prepare for entry to higher education. Then the Popular Pre-University Course the Federal University of Juiz de Fora is presented as an alternative to serving youth from lower classes of Juiz de For City and surroundings. In the quest for improving the percentage of approval in public institutions of higher education, in particular the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, the purpose of this study is to analyze the factors that contributed and can contribute to the success of these students. The research has had an approach qualitative and the option for data collection was done by questionnaires, focus groups and document analysis. The methodology of interpreting of data has used content analysis of Bardin. The findings of this work point to the need improvement the educational policies and administrative, together the team os professionals of the preparatory course, and the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. As intervention proposal will be presented the project "The contribution of the preparatory course website as a tool beyond the classroom". This action will have to implement the tool, contributing to this space can be used as an interaction channel beyond the classroom and will benefit not only students of the preparatory course, but other ones who wish to use this content.